What is the Least Common Multiple of 29831 and 29836?

Least common multiple or lowest common denominator (lcd) can be calculated in two way; with the LCM formula calculation of greatest common factor (GCF), or multiplying the prime factors with the highest exponent factor.

Least Common Multiple of 29831 and 29836 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 29831 and 29836, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(29831,29836) = 1
LCM(29831,29836) = ( 29831 × 29836) / 1
LCM(29831,29836) = 890037716 / 1
LCM(29831,29836) = 890037716

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 29831 and 29836 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 29831 and 29836. First we will calculate the prime factors of 29831 and 29836.

Prime Factorization of 29831

Prime Factorization of 29836

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 29831 and 29836.

LCM(29831,29836) = 23¹ × 1297¹ × 2² × 7459¹
LCM(29831,29836) = 890037716